With the temperature approaching 80 degrees, we asked how the unseasonably warm weather was affecting the shopping patterns of his customers.

He smiled, and replied with one word: "Barbecue."

His made-on-the-premises veal kebab "is in greater demand." Beef ribs, at $3.99 a pound, "are also very popular. That's a good price."

He's also seen an uptick in sales of rib-eye and Porterhouse steaks.

"We're selling more deboned chicken legs and thighs. People add teriyaki flavor and put them on the grill."

Dedovic recently started making Italian-style, gently spiced veal sausage, which he recommends for the grill.

Customers typically choose a few imported grocery items for barbecue-table accompaniments, such as fire-roasted red peppers with garlic and parsley, yellow tomato peppers, hot banana peppers, and long red peppers — all from Macedonia, and all 100 percent natural.

And consider ending the meal with baklava, Turkish Delight, and other sweets, he suggested.